How to avoid ransomware attacks: 10 tips

Nigerian princes are no longer the only menaces lurking in an employee’s Inbox. Ransomware attacks – an especially sinister type of malware delivered through spear phishing emails that locks up valuable data assets and demands a ransom to release them – are a rapidly-growing security threat.

To prevent a ransomware attack

Keep clear inventories of all of your digital assets and their locations, so cyber-criminals do not attack a system you are unaware of.

Keep all software up to date, including operating systems and applications.